Temporary fence.



W. J. WILLIAMS.

TEMPORARY FENCE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1909.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

VII/I I! l I Illlllll H IIIIIIH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, 0]? BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

TEMPORARY FENCE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J l VIL- LIAMS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefierson and State ofAlabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in T emporary Fences,of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a gripping and supporting device, intended foruse as a support for a temporary fence, but which may be used for otherpurposes, such as supporting a door or the like While being planed tofit within the casing thus forming a convenient and necessary member ofa carpenters kit, and the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple andpreferred embodiment of the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, illustrating the device supporting atemporary fence, parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof the device illustrating the manner of connecting the corners of thefence. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view upon the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings, and referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 3inclusive, the numeral 1 designates the improved gripping and supportingdevice. This device 1 comprises essentially a pair of vertical membersor bars 2 having their lower portions provided with horizontallyextending members 3 and the said extending members have their underfaces adjacent their outer ends provided with depending feet 4. Thehorizontal members 3 are connected together through the medium of asuitable resilient strap 5, and it will be noted, by this arrangement,that the depending feet 4: together with the weight of the device at itscenter, forces the members 2 downwardly and toward each other so as toprovide an effective grip for a member inserted between the verticalbars 2. The members 2, as well as the horizontal beams 3 are providedwith suitable brace members 6 whereby each of the gripping sections aregiven an additional rigidity.

The numeral 7 designates the fence adapt- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application fi1ed September 28, 1909.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

Serial No. 519,916.

ed to be supported by the device. The fence 7 may be of any desiredconstruction and provides a plurality of longitudinally extendingsections, each being supported by the device 1. The bars forming thefence may be connected in any desired manner and it will be understoodthat the weight of the said fence being placed upon the resilient straps5 will effectively force the members 2. toward each other so as totightly grip and support the said fence, the manner of arranging thesections of the fence at an angle to each other being clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. If desired the horizontal members3 of the device may be provided with removable spurs 8, which areadapted to be inserted within the ground to serve as means forpreventing the lateral or longitudinal movement of the device from anyunforeseen cause. If desired one of the vertical members 2 may beprovided with a plurality of dowels 9, arranged in spaced relation witheach other, each of which being adapted to underlie and engage thelongitudinally extending bars of the fence as clearly illustrated inFig. 3 of the drawings.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Theherein described temporary fence, including a plurality oflongitudinally eXtending spaced bores, supporting members for thesebores, said supporting members comprising a base member having aresilient depressed central portion, vertical members projectingadjacent the sides of said depressed portions, one of said verticalmembers being provided with a plurality of inwardly projecting dowelsadapted to serve as a rest for the fence sections, angular supports forthe vertical members, feet upon the extremities of the base member, andthe said base members being provided with a plurality of downwardlyextending retaining members adapted to enter the ground to prevent themovement of the fence.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. WVILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

BEN DAVIS, M. A. GARLIsLE.

